Rock Lake (Algonquin Park)

Rock Lake is a lake located in Algonquin Provincial Park in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.[1]

Rock Lake
Looking south from Picto Bay
Rock Lake Location of Rock Lake in Southern Ontario
Location	Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	45°50′00″N 78°40′00″W
Primary inflows	South Madawaska River Madawaska River
Primary outflows	Madawaska River
Surface area	5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)[1]
Average depth	7.9 m (26 ft)[1]
Max. depth	34.7 m (114 ft)[1]
Surface elevation	391 m (1,283 ft)[2]
Islands	Rose I., Jean I., Third I.

Rock Lake features a campground with 121 sites at the north end of the lake which is accessible from Highway 60 via a gravel road.[3] Algonquin Park also maintains about 20 designated campsites around the lake that are accessible by boat as well as several portages to neighbouring lakes.[4] The lake is popular with canoeists and kayakers. Motors boats are permitted with a limit of 20 horsepower. About 20 cottages on long term leases are found on the shores of Rock Lake. The 5 km Booth's Rock hiking trail overlooks the Lake.[5]

The Madawaska River flows into Rock Lake from the north and out of it in the southeast. The South Madawaska River enters Rock Lake from a long bay in the southwest.

Prehistoric camp sites as well as cairns and petroglyphs have been found around the area.[6][7]